Eboo Patel

1975 -

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: United States of America

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Glenbard South High School

occupation: writer

award received: Four Freedoms Award - Freedom of Worship, Grawemeyer Award, Rhodes Scholarship, El-Hibri Peace Prize

Eboo Patel is an American Ismaili of Gujarati Indian heritage and founder and president of Interfaith America (previously known as Interfaith Youth Core), a Chicago-based international nonprofit that aims to promote interfaith cooperation. Patel was a member of President Barack Obama's inaugural Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships. Source: Wikipedia (en)